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Sampo: The Day The Earth Froze Suomi-Filmi presents ; made as a Mosfilm and Suomi-Filmi co-production ; [screenplay, V. Vitkovitsh, G. Jagdfeld ; Finnish dialogue adaptation, V. Kaukonen ; producer, G. Kusnetsov ; directed by Aleksandr Ptushko].
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Finnish
- Subjects (All):
- Heroes--Drama.
- Heroes.
- Mills and mill-work--Drama.
- Mills and mill-work.
- Witches--Drama.
- Witches.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 min.)
- Distribution:
- New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film
- Other Title:
- Day the Earth froze
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, California Deaf Crocodile 2022
- Summary:
- Based on the Finnish national epic "Kalevala," director Aleksandr Ptushko's ravishing, mystical fantasy tells the story of a sinister witch Louhi (Anna Orochko) who covets the Sampo, a magical, rainbow-colored mill that can produce endless salt, grain, and gold. When the hero Lemminkäinen (Andris Oshin) attempts to stop her, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into eternal darkness. A Finnish/Soviet co-production and shot like its predecessor ILYA MUROMETS in gorgeous CinemaScope, SAMPO features some of Ptushko's most surreal and fantastical imagery: a glowing red horse plowing a field of vipers; a boat of fire with a stag's head; a weeping mother literally walking across the sea to find her lost son. With its witch's incantations and repeated scenes of forging magical items - "Give me fire for the furnace from the nave of the sky!" - there is a Macbeth-like occult force to the film as well, underscored by the raging blue-gray seas and rock-strewn landscapes. Previously released in the U.S. in a dubbed, butchered version as THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (and later mocked on MST3K), SAMPO has been beautifully restored in 4K by KAVI - the Finnish National Audiovisual Institute for its first-ever American release in its original Finnish-language version by Deaf Crocodile
- Participant:
- Urho Somersalmi, Anna Orotshko, Ivan Voronov, Andris Oshin, Ada Voizik, Eve Kivi, G. Miljar, M. Trojanovskij.
- Credits:
- Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko.
- Notes:
- Booklet includes: reprint of part 2 of film scholar Alan Upchurch's essay on Aleksandr Ptushko from "Video Watchdog" (issue #9, Jan./Feb. 1992)
- Special features: commentary by comics artist, film historian, and author Stephen R. Bissette; theatrical trailer; interview with Michael J. Nelson, head writer and host of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and writer/performer of RiffTrax, covering his career and the popular MST3K editions of Ptushko's 'The day the earth froze (Sampo)' and 'The sword and the dragon (Ilya Muromets)', hosted by comics artist and novelist Bob Fingerman and Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile.
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen
- OCLC:
- 1369209109
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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